Columbus Day 2014

This year, for the first time since 1936, the second Monday in October won't be Columbus Day in Minneapolis.Thanks to 13 is Indigenous Peoples Day, Not Columbus Day, in Minneapolis. By Aaron Rupar Thu., Oct. 9 2014 at 6:00 AM. Explorer and navigator Christopher Columbus left Spain in 1492 with the Santa Maria, the Pinta, … Read more

Seattle school board unanimously resolved to direct public schools to celebrate 'Indigenous Peoples' Day' instead of Columbus Day on second Monday of October. Sure, many people get a day off from school or work, but why? It has been a U.S. federal holiday since 1937 marking Christopher Columbus' arrival in the New World in 1492, … Read more